Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Inspired by...

Ali Edwards. She's very artistic and seems so down-to-earth. The inspiration I get from reading her book, blog, and on 2Peas is utterly amazing.

My latest inspiration is this layout. And as you can tell from all the comments, many are inspired by her. Heidi did a wonderful job with this layout too! It involves compiling holiday cards and photos you received over the holidays and simply punching squares and creating a layout with the squares. I thought it was such a wonderful idea and have kept it in the back of my mind for some time now.

So, as I was beginning to clear out my craft room for the painting project, I came across my holiday cards and started punching. I was already feeling a sense of accomplishment as I was punching away.

And this is the point I am at. A pile of squares. To me, this is progress, although the project is still incomplete. This is when I say to myself (and I've said this to my hubby and friends too), my job interferes with my hobby! And I remind myself to be realistic and patient. It will get done. Just not as quickly as I would like.

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Inspired by...

Ali Edwards. She's very artistic and seems so down-to-earth. The inspiration I get from reading her book, blog, and on 2Peas is utterly amazing.

My latest inspiration is this layout. And as you can tell from all the comments, many are inspired by her. Heidi did a wonderful job with this layout too! It involves compiling holiday cards and photos you received over the holidays and simply punching squares and creating a layout with the squares. I thought it was such a wonderful idea and have kept it in the back of my mind for some time now.

So, as I was beginning to clear out my craft room for the painting project, I came across my holiday cards and started punching. I was already feeling a sense of accomplishment as I was punching away.

And this is the point I am at. A pile of squares. To me, this is progress, although the project is still incomplete. This is when I say to myself (and I've said this to my hubby and friends too), my job interferes with my hobby! And I remind myself to be realistic and patient. It will get done. Just not as quickly as I would like.

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